Tonight after church, we had Mexican hot chocolate…with cheese.
This was a new cultural experience for me. My pastor here is from Mexico and he brought hot chocolate for us to share. Since you can’t just serve hot chocolate by itself, it was accompanied by a nice spread of cheese, bread, and candied papaya. I thought this was a strange selection of foods (as I would not have chosen any of them to complement hot chocolate).
But apparently I was alone in this thought. I looked around and saw that almost everyone was putting the cheese in their hot chocolate! This is apparently the Puerto Rican thing to do. So I decided—when in Puerto Rico, do as the Puerto Ricans do. (My pastor—who has adopted this same philosophy—told me that he has indeed never partaken in this tradition.) I have to admit it wasn’t too bad, but I think I prefer my chocolate solo.
My mom (who also did not put cheese in her hot chocolate) has been visiting this week. It’s been nice having a touch of home. She’s been teaching the kids about health and hygiene.
This weekend, Betsy and I will venture to NJ for my church’s mission conference. (I feel sleep deprived already just thinking about it!) But I’m really looking forward to spending time with my church family (and real family, too!)
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